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john boehner still has a chance to change this. the last two committees that have open chairman spots are the committee on house administration and the committee on ethics, speaker boehner wants to pick a woman, any woman, he just has to choose one from among the membership of those two communities, right? this is the binder full of women that ber
john boehner still has a chance to change this. the last two committees that have open chairman spots are the committee on house administration and the committee on ethics, speaker boehner wants to pick a woman, any woman, he just has to choose one from among the membership of those two communities, right? this is the binder full of women that ber
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john boehner still has a chance to change this. the last two committees that have open chairman spots are the committee on house
john boehner still has a chance to change this. the last two committees that have open chairman spots are the committee on house
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you have speaker boehner saying, let's get compromise. this is the time to bring that debt down. we seriously have to do it. i don't think anyone disputes that, but it has to be a mix of spending cuts and the revenue. and the one figure that i'd like to add here is how much revenue we get by just going back to the clinton levels at $250,000 and above. that's $700 billion in tenures. that's what draws people to that number when you add that in and then close some loopholes and subsidies and do the budget cuts, we have already done a trillion. you can get to the $4 trillion that most economists say would at least lead us to the path to reduce debt over ten years. >> because it is so much money and because it would be so relatively painless for people who have income above $250,000 to see that change go back, because bill crystal is saying this now, because the president is clear that's what he's running on, it feels that's clear that's within the realm of the possible. but what else didn't previously peel like it was in the realm of possible? >> i think immigration reform. i called
you have speaker boehner saying, let's get compromise. this is the time to bring that debt down. we seriously have to do it. i don't think anyone disputes that, but it has to be a mix of spending cuts and the revenue. and the one figure that i'd like to add here is how much revenue we get by just going back to the clinton levels at $250,000 and above. that's $700 billion in tenures. that's what draws people to that number when you add that in and then close some loopholes and subsidies and do...
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boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance of that renewed commitment to fighting aids, this group, which is known for memorable protests any way, found a way to be more memorable today. one of the groups involved in today's event tweeted, watch naked aids activists take over boehner's office at congress. that was their tweet that you could watch them and you really could. you can watch the live stream video of naked protesters standing in the office of a highest ranking republican in the country and that does not happen often and because it was that guy's office, other report ers just happened toll mil
boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance...
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as i mentioned last night, before the election john boehner proposed that revenues could be raised by this much. that's the pile of money there. after the election, which his party lost, he's now offering post-election this much new revenue. so his offer since losing the election got worse. that new offer came in a new outline of proposals that the republicans sent to the president in a letter yesterday. it's a plan that they describe in their letter as "a fair middle ground." here's what they consider a fair middle ground. we did this in chart form today. because it turns out it's really simple. and looking at it this way makes it simple. here's what they are offering. on the side of what the republican republicans get, the republicans get the tax rates they want, the medicare cuts they want, the trillion dollars in spending cuts president obama agreed to, hundreds of billions in additional cuts, ending the payroll tax break, ending jobless benefits and they get the opportunity to create a new debt ceiling crisis in a few months. that's on the republican side, what the republicans ge
as i mentioned last night, before the election john boehner proposed that revenues could be raised by this much. that's the pile of money there. after the election, which his party lost, he's now offering post-election this much new revenue. so his offer since losing the election got worse. that new offer came in a new outline of proposals that the republicans sent to the president in a letter yesterday. it's a plan that they describe in their letter as "a fair middle ground." here's...
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now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than what john boehner proposed this week. what john boehner is advocating is making medicare available to fewer americans. as it happens, there is brand-new polling out today on how americans feel about the idea of congress using these deficit negotiations to make cuts to medicare. 79% of americans say they do not want congress to touch medicare in these deficit negotiations. 79%. if you want to get specific about john boehner's proposal, what he wants to do to medicare is to raise the eligibility age from 65 to 67. and as it turns out, there is also recent polling on that specific proposal. and it
now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than...
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john boehner is not good at his job. we've ventured this as a hypothesis very early on in his speakership, i mean right from the beginning. it seemed like there might be something amiss, right? on the first day as speaker, he tried to have republicans pull off the stunt where they would read the whole constitution from the floor of the house. but even on day one, john boehner could not manage his own symbolic gesture. they skipped parts of the constitution. they skipped parts they did not like. and some parts they skipped because they were reading it out of a loose leaf binder and the pages stuck together. right then we should have known that was a bad sign. john boehner did not even succeed in getting all of his members sworn in when he took over as speaker. two new republican members of congress went to a reception and missed the swearing in. they apparently saw it happening on a tv screen that was playing at the reception, and they sort of tried to swear themselves in by raising their right hand to the television. but
john boehner is not good at his job. we've ventured this as a hypothesis very early on in his speakership, i mean right from the beginning. it seemed like there might be something amiss, right? on the first day as speaker, he tried to have republicans pull off the stunt where they would read the whole constitution from the floor of the house. but even on day one, john boehner could not manage his own symbolic gesture. they skipped parts of the constitution. they skipped parts they did not like....
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in john boehner's state. it will save 40,000 jobs in eric cantor's state. so, here you have those two leaders there, i would hope that they would not want to see more layoffs in these recessionary times we're finally getting out of slowly and painfully and should take up our bill and pass it. >> your bill, let's talk about the specifics for a moment. it's 108 billion over two years. >> 109 billion. >> that is two thirds the size of the infrastructure request in the president's budget. in a country where the estimated infrastructure gap is in the trillions, does it do enough, are we getting far enough in solving our problem? >> let me tell you that i would much prefer to see a larger bill, but i'm also a pragmatist. i have to find the sweet spot. we can't pass a democrat only bill it won't happen in the senate. we must reach across the aisle and we did it and what we did is we kept the current level of spending, alleged inflation, but here is the great news, we also took a program called transportation infrastructure financing, and greatly increased that and
in john boehner's state. it will save 40,000 jobs in eric cantor's state. so, here you have those two leaders there, i would hope that they would not want to see more layoffs in these recessionary times we're finally getting out of slowly and painfully and should take up our bill and pass it. >> your bill, let's talk about the specifics for a moment. it's 108 billion over two years. >> 109 billion. >> that is two thirds the size of the infrastructure request in the president's...
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i agree with john boehner. i hate that the uniforms are made in china, which puts me for maybe the first time ever in the same idealogical camp as fox and friends. today, i am one of those friends. >> take a look at a new ralph lauren ad out this morning which shows some of our olympic athletes in the olympic uniforms held in the uk. it has nothing to do with france. these americans dressed in these outfits with berets on. >> is this a new american trend now, berets? and you have to pronounce it that way, too. by the way, those jackets are very pricey, too. so i'm not sure people are going to be snapping those up. >> for women, the blazer is $600. for men, it $800. and all of those clothes with made in china. >> i'm like, yeah, right, made in china. i'm with you guys. those three words following the phrase american uniforms created a soft pile of blankets which i want to snuggle up with fox and friends. thanks for being with us. >>> bain battle. mitt romney goes on the defense about his discrepancy while at bai
i agree with john boehner. i hate that the uniforms are made in china, which puts me for maybe the first time ever in the same idealogical camp as fox and friends. today, i am one of those friends. >> take a look at a new ralph lauren ad out this morning which shows some of our olympic athletes in the olympic uniforms held in the uk. it has nothing to do with france. these americans dressed in these outfits with berets on. >> is this a new american trend now, berets? and you have to...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in a little bubble next to the man's name on a piece of paper is technically how we endorse a person in america. mr. mcconnell does not see it that way. on the political wire the romney's campaign would have could have should have transition website today. surely, this was not supposed to go live until mr. romney actually won the election. the campaign did not wait. they presumably accidentally put it up, a transition website for president-elect romney, how to apply for a job with the new romney administration. looks like because they screen shot it before they finally
john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in...
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i agree with john boehner. i hate that the uniforms are made in china, which puts me for maybe the first time ever in the same idealogical camp as fox and friends. today, i am one of those friends. >> take a look at a new ralph loren ad out this morning which shows some of our olympic athletes in the olympic uniforms held in the uk. it has nothing to do with france. these americans dressed in these outfits with berets on. >> is this a new american trend now, berets? and you have to pronounce it that way, too. by the way, those jackets are very pricey, too. so i'm not sure people are going to be snapping those up. >> for women, the
i agree with john boehner. i hate that the uniforms are made in china, which puts me for maybe the first time ever in the same idealogical camp as fox and friends. today, i am one of those friends. >> take a look at a new ralph loren ad out this morning which shows some of our olympic athletes in the olympic uniforms held in the uk. it has nothing to do with france. these americans dressed in these outfits with berets on. >> is this a new american trend now, berets? and you have to...
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all three bupt only pays for the latter two thinking to send is back over to the house and if john boehner and eric cantor want to pick fight all over again and fight over the cuts that the senate passes, they can do that. then they're asking for trouble that way. >> the idea basically is republicans send the payroll tax cut deal and democrats put the unemployment insurance benefits and patches on they have a replay of the fight they were going to have anyway. are you going to let a tax cut expire simply in order to stop unemployment insurance benefits and to stop grandma's doctor getting driven out of medicare? >> it puts senate republicans of saying do we want to risk this whole thing by quibbling over how to pay for those other two items. if they do, i suppose it could. democrats could pass the payroll tax cut. that's $100 billion. there are powerful constituents that want the dox fix passed. if republicans want to see we'll pass this if you aagree to partisan budget cuts, they're going to get an earful from doctors and seniors who really want to make sure that those physician reimburse
all three bupt only pays for the latter two thinking to send is back over to the house and if john boehner and eric cantor want to pick fight all over again and fight over the cuts that the senate passes, they can do that. then they're asking for trouble that way. >> the idea basically is republicans send the payroll tax cut deal and democrats put the unemployment insurance benefits and patches on they have a replay of the fight they were going to have anyway. are you going to let a tax...
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>> well, this is not the first time that john boehner has had to go along with things in the house that he personally might not have thought was such great idea, but look. he has a majority, but there's this huge very right wing block that is going to create problems for him. and, frankly, he's got eric cantor looking over his shoulder, ready to assume the gavel if boehner falters, so he does some things to keep his leadership, keep his position. and he's a smart politician, so i'm sure he realizes this was not a great move. >> okay. on the last point there, being smart and realizing this was dumb but letting it happen anyway. i mean i have an operating hypothesis for this entire congress, and i don't mean it personally and i don't mean it in a mean way, but think john boehner is really bad at his job. i think he can't control a group over whom he essentially has total control. would he assert it. is he actually so worried about a revolt from eric cantor or from somebody else that he has to be forced into making these decisions that he's taking? i think he's just bad at this. >> well, y
>> well, this is not the first time that john boehner has had to go along with things in the house that he personally might not have thought was such great idea, but look. he has a majority, but there's this huge very right wing block that is going to create problems for him. and, frankly, he's got eric cantor looking over his shoulder, ready to assume the gavel if boehner falters, so he does some things to keep his leadership, keep his position. and he's a smart politician, so i'm sure...
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but i think john boehner is really bad at his job. i think he can't control a group over whom he essentially has total control. would he assert it. is he actually so worried about a revolt from eric cantor or from somebody else that he has to be forced into making these decisions that he's taking? i think he's just bad at this. >> well, you can look at it either way. i mean, i frankly think he has to be worried about a revolt. i think he has to be worried about appearing to be on the wrong side of the fence on what are seen as bedrock conservative, conservative issues. that's what the base seems to respond to. that's what the base seems to want. and all the republicans that i talk to in washington are always looking over their shoulders at that republican base. the red base and not wanting to do anything that offends them. so i do think that's a real factor in boehner's decisions about whether or not he -- a more adroit politician would find a way to knock yourself in the head a few weeks before the election. that's possible too. but
but i think john boehner is really bad at his job. i think he can't control a group over whom he essentially has total control. would he assert it. is he actually so worried about a revolt from eric cantor or from somebody else that he has to be forced into making these decisions that he's taking? i think he's just bad at this. >> well, you can look at it either way. i mean, i frankly think he has to be worried about a revolt. i think he has to be worried about appearing to be on the...
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john boehner okayed this event. this prayer event organized by people who say that aids is god's punishment for being gay and if you support abortion rights you support terrorism, people who's whole reason for doing this that the church and state are not and should not be separate. john boehner welcomed that event at the united states capitol today. you and i and everyone else in this country owns statuary hall. it was handed over today to a group of people who want religious politics. who want religious governance. joining us now to discuss is the reverend dr. welton gaddy. full disclosure, he's my pal. thank you for being here. >> thanks. >> do you see a difference between using religious events to promote your candidacy and doing something like this today inside the u.s. capitol? >> it's just a bigger version of the former. i kind of think we need to start wearing name tags on who is the preacher and who is the politician. the preachers are doing politics and the politicians are trying to preach. rachel, i'm stun
john boehner okayed this event. this prayer event organized by people who say that aids is god's punishment for being gay and if you support abortion rights you support terrorism, people who's whole reason for doing this that the church and state are not and should not be separate. john boehner welcomed that event at the united states capitol today. you and i and everyone else in this country owns statuary hall. it was handed over today to a group of people who want religious politics. who want...